Red Tail Platy
This platy fish variety has beautiful gold red scales and a more rounded belly.
Red tail platy. Platies comes in many different color varieties including the salt and pepper the red wag tail and the. Some varieties will have an almost translucent tail and fins other varieties have black fins and tail. Hello i have 4red wag tail platy one female pregnant swordtail three guppy a black pregnant molly and two widows in a 30 gallon tank and two of my wags gave birth a couple of weeks ago so they were eating the fry so i kept the fry in a 18inches pot with a heater and a stone which gives oxygen will they survive.
Any other peaceful fish can be housed with them. Grouped together with their close cousins the swordtails platys are part of the genus known as xiphophorus. You can find platies in several different colors which make for an eye catching tank.
Variatus have various varieties that include. In terms of platy fish colors red brick red velvet red blood red yellow gold sunset marigold sunburst and their in between shades are the most common platy fish color variations. Platys are one of the several livebearing species of freshwater fish popular with aquarium enthusiasts.
They are not known to be a schooling fish such as tuna. The red wagtail platy is a pleasant and peaceful freshwater fish that s both hardy and active. They are hardy compatible with other fish and are extremely easy to breed.
It is very easy to take care of and well suited for the freshwater fish beginner. It s also small pretty and a great fish for hobbyists of any level. Platy fish are a peaceful community fish.
In fact it s one of the most popular in the fishkeeping industry. The platy originates in central america and is a very popular freswhater tropical fish. The dalmation red tail platy is a very peaceful fish and makes an excellent addition to the freshwater community aquarium.
The color and appearance of the variable species is what gives it its name. They can be a very active tropical fish if given good water conditions.
